Bira CEO, Andrew Goodacre, is calling for small independent shops to reopen during the first phase of lifting lockdown restrictions outlined in government documents released on Tuesday May 11, saying: “Independent retail businesses can offer a safe shopping environment and will help keep people within their local communities”. Andrew says small shops help to keep
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The Local Data Company (LDC) has been tracking the impact of Covid-19 on British town and city centres, reporting that as of April 30 just 28 of the top 100 retailers are still operational, although some are considering their reopening strategy once lockdown ends. Even retailers deemed ‘essential’, which have been allowed to continue trading
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The bosses of department store retailer, John Lewis, are deciding which of their 50 department stores may never reopen again after reporting that it is ‘highly unlikely’ they will all survive the lockdown. 400 of the groups staff were already made redundant following the UK lockdown on March 23, with a further 14,000 put on
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DIY multiple retailer, B&Q, has opened a further 61 stores, including those in Cardiff, Manchester and Aberdeen, following on from the 14 it re-opened earlier in April. The group has introduced “social distancing controls”, such as capping the number of customers in-store. The development increases the likelihood that garden centres, which compete with DIY stores
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Consumer interest in garden products is at an all-time high, according to new research from homes and interiors PR specialists, JWC. Products where interest is peaking include garden decking, garden furniture and plant delivery. Google searches across the entire home improvement category for the UK are up 42% on the same time last year –
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A survey of 5,500 people in 11 countries by investment bank Jefferies has concluded that over half of people in the UK hope to back out on the high street within two weeks, but about 80 per cent expect it will take another month before this is really possible. Serious concerns about jobs and finances,
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